Second World, Second Sex : Socialist Women's Activism and Global Solidarity During the Cold War
Kristen Ghodsee recuperates the lost history of feminist activism from the so-called Second World, showing how women from state socialist Bulgaria and socialist-leaning Zambia created networks and alliances that challenged American women's leadership of the global women's movement
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Durham : Duke University Press,
2019
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| Schlagworte: | International Women's Year, 1975 International Women's Decade, 1976-1985 Women and socialism Women Women's rights Women political activists Feminism Women's rights-International cooperation-History-20th century Electronic books |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (329 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | Kristen Ghodsee recuperates the lost history of feminist activism from the so-called Second World, showing how women from state socialist Bulgaria and socialist-leaning Zambia created networks and alliances that challenged American women's leadership of the global women's movement Cover -- Contents -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Note on Translation and Transliteration -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. Erasing the Past -- Part I. Organizing Women under Socialism and Capitalism -- 1. State Feminism and the Woman Question -- 2. A Brief History of Women's Activism in Domestic Political Context: Case 1: Bulgaria -- 3. Emancipated Women and Anticommunism in the American Political Imagination -- 4. A Brief History of Women's Activism in Domestic Political Context: Case 2: Zambia -- 5. Sandwiched between Superpowers -- Part II. The Women's Cold War -- 6. The Lead-Up to International Women's Year -- 7. Historic Gatherings in Mexico and the German Democratic Republic -- 8. Preparing for the Mid-Decade Conference -- 9. The Third Week in July -- 10. School for Solidarity -- 11. Strategizing for Nairobi -- 12. Showdown in Kenya -- Conclusion. Phantom Herstories -- Appendix. A Few Reflections on the Challenges of Socialist Feminist Historiography -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- Y -- U -- V -- W -- Z |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (329 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781478003274 1478003278 9781478001393 1478001399 |